Hi,
Following up an earlier thread, below are the pre-1841 censuses in London that I have been able to find, along with their location. I'm not certain this is complete, but I think this lists most of them. Please post any additions or corrections.
A few things to bear in mind if you intend to search any of these records.
1. Most censuses list *at best* the head of household and occupation (The only exceptions to this I'm aware of are one or two of the small City parishes, which are more detailed)
2. Several of the most useful Middlesex censuses have been published on CDROM or fiche by local family history societies. (Also Sylviaann takes requests for searches for Hackney and Poplar)
3. In some cases you would be as well of looking at the land tax records. These list the head of household, and usually the street. Their advantages are: (a) the assessment was yearly, so you can trace the exact period over which someone leased/rented a property, (b) the records are usually easy to read, (c) the records are extensive, sometimes covering a century or more, (d) you get an assessment of the propery value. The downside is access to the records -- they have not been put on CDROM (most of them are at GL, LMA or WCA)
Census records for 1801-1841
Hackney 11, 21, 31 (Hackney Archives Dept)
Hammersmith 21, 31 (Hammersmith and Fulham Archives)
Hampstead 01, 11 (Holborn Library)
Harrow on the Hill 31 (LMA)
Hendon 01, 11, 21 (Barnet Local Studies Centre)
Poplar 21, 31 (Tower Hamlets Library)
Marylebone 21, 31 (Marylebone Library, tr. of 21, 31 in GL)
Westminster St Anne 01 (WCA)
Westminster St James 01 (WCA)
Westminster St John 01, 11, 21, 31 (WCA)
Westminster St Mary le Strand 01, 11 21 (WCA)
Westminster St Margaret 01, 11, 21, 31 (WCA)
Holborn St Sepulchre 01 (GL)
CITY:
All Hallows 11, 21 (GL)
St Botolph Bishopsgate 11 (GL)
St Benet Paul's Warf 11, 31 (GL)
St Margaret Lothbury 21 (GL)
St Christopher le Stocks 31 (GL)
St Nicholas Acons 01, 11, 21, 31 (GL)
St Peter Paul's Warf 11, 31 (GL)
St Mary Woolnoth 31 (GL)
St Matthew Friday Street 31 (GL)
St Helen Bishopsgate 01 (GL)
St John the Baptist Walbrook 11 (GL)
St Clement Eastcheap 31 (GL)
St Benet Sherehog 11, 21 (GL)
St Katherine Cree 31 (GL)
St Ann Blackfriars 11 (GL)
St Peter Cornhill 11 (GL)
St Swithin London Stone 11 (GL)
St Peter Westcheap 31 (GL)
Southwark St Saviour 11, 31 (Southwark Local Studies library)
Southwark Christ Church 21, 31 (ibid)
Newington St Mary 31 (ibid)
GL: Guildhall Library
LMA: London Metropolitan Archives
WCA: Westminster City Archives
best,
Mike
